2 years ago he would only be paying tax on 6 events. as an ex player i would rather have a lot more opportunities to play and pay more tax in certain events.these players have such short memories. Im very surprised at Judd ,it was only a few years ago he was driving all over the country playing in clubs for £200 to the winner.If the tour went back to how it was a few years ago these players might regret not playing in these extra events.

As somebody who isn't a Pro Snooker player. to me it's very difficult to ask Pro Snooker players to go to a tournament if they are probably going to make a £ loss. If you were a new player you might accept a period of time when you make a loss, but not when you are established.

As we saw at the six ball final, the game is still very dominated by British players. There may be five events in China, but the local players are not reaching the last 16 in most cases.

From a business perspective, a single tour per season outside of Europe, to China, Thailand, Australia would make a lot more sense. Maybe tour in Summer, Europe in Winter.

Aus always seemed a non-starter to me, put it was worth a punt with Robbo's profile as high as it is. If the sport can emulate its China success in Europe then it doesn't really need to go elsewhere. I think a few of the top players are making it clear they don't want to play over the summer period too, and it's reasonable to want some time off after a demanding season.

What annoys me, though, is that so many people think everything should be perfect immediately and forget why we are where we are.

When Barry Hearn took over in 2010, he did so because the game was going nowhere. It had stagnated.

He said he had a five-year plan to revive it. This is year three. The plan is still being rolled out.

New markets are being tried. Some will work, some will not, but it’s better than having hardly any events at all.

Of course everyone would want more prize money and for things to be ‘better’ full stop but tournaments have to be built up. Most events on the calendar now are being built up from scratch.--------------------------------------

that is also something that irritates the hell out of me too.

and trying to explain sense to some on the internet (you know who you are) gets frustrating beyond belief.

And what exactly counts as a "work day" Newsfox? Are practice sessions just a knockaround to you? Do you count in travel days? What about days inbetween matches at tournaments, are you on your own time then? I'm pretty sure you're not clocking them on and off so so maybe you should check your facts before esposuing ill-informed opinions.

I assume Australia is too far for Mark Allen to travel to.Which begs the question how on earth did Neil Robertson win the worlds when he is from so far away.Maybe we should have every tournament in Antrim and Mark Allen can dazzle everyone with his rapier wit and unbridled and thus far undetectable class,